Tuesday, 09 March 2010

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The selection of students who represented Mexico at the seventh International Geography Olympiad won gold and silver medals, said the Mexican Academy of Sciences. The medals won during the just completed in Carthage, Tunisia, from 7 to 12 August were to Francisco Javier Quezada Figueroa of Guerrero, and Emanuel Johansen Campos, Morelos, respectively. The competition included a written examination, worth 40 percent, a multimedia examination, worth 20 percent, and a year of fieldwork, which represents 40 percent of the total. All tests are conducted in English, which is the official language of the Olympics. Both students agreed that the hardest part of the competition was the fieldwork, where after making a tour of different parts of Tunisia, from cities that were on the coast to places in the desert, I had an hour to make a complete map of an entire region of the country. Link: Jornada.unam.mx

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Achieve business alliance Chrysler and Fiat I found this note in Terra.com.mx and seemed quite good news. With this all they have in Mexico FIAT parts may be easier and cheaper. Check the note: MEXICO CITY, June. 10 .- Chrysler Group and Fiat Group LLC today announced they have completed their previously announced global strategic alliance, forming a "new" Chrysler has the resources, technology and global distribution network needed to compete effectively on a global scale. The new Chrysler will begin operations immediately. As part of the alliance, Fiat help Chrysler with world-class technology, platforms and powertrains for midsize and small, allowing the company to offer an extensive product line including environmentally friendly vehicles, which have increased their demand. Chrysler also will benefit from the experience in line of business executives from Fiat and have access to the international network of distributors with a particular focus on Latin America and Russia. "This is a very significant day not only for Chrysler and its dedicated employees, who have persevered through the great uncertainty that was experienced last year, but for the global automotive industry in general," said Sergio Marchionne, who was named today CEO of Chrysler Group LLC. "From the beginning, we were adamant that this alliance should be both constructive and important step in solving the problems that impact our industry. We now look forward to establish a new paradigm for how they must operate profitable auto company focused the future, "he said. Marchionne said that the intention is to build on Chrysler's innovative culture and technology from Fiat and complementary expertise to expand its product line of Chrysler in both North America and other countries. These operations were taken over by Chrysler that the new company and who were suspended during this process, said the manager, will be resumed promptly, and work is underway to...
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Ham in Spain Ham in Spain Main articles: Jamon Serrano ham from Spain and 2 hams on display for sale. Factories Trev lez hams (province of Granada) This product is traditionally consumed in Spain, so they are different elaborations and names him there. Broadly speaking there are two types of ham as the breed of pig from which it derives, is the Iberian pig (Iberian ham) or some variety of white pigs ( "ham" or "ham"). Iberico ham comes from the Iberian pig. The main features that distinguish it in its capacity derived from the purity of the breed of animal breeding in extensive regime of freedom of the Iberian pig in wooded pastures where they can move, feed and cure the ham, which usually extended from 8 to 36 months.Iberian ham is distinguished from others by its texture, aroma and unique flavor and distinct taste but varies with the degree of acorn who has eaten pork, and exercise he has done. Is generally classified according to how much you have consumed acorns before slaughtering. The official classification allowed for the Iberian hams grouped into: Iberico Bait, Bait Camp Iberico, Jamon Iberico and Acorn Iberian Ham. Some regions with a tradition of ham processing created together with the Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Appellations of Origin which require control and Iberian hams that complying with certain characteristics to carry its seal of quality. Appellations of origin are known from the Iberian pig: Iberico ham from Huelva DO Iberico DO Los Pedroches, OJ Iberico ham Guijuelo, and Iberian Ham DODehesa de Extremadura. The designations of origin are legally protected by the European Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of the European Union. Apart from that there are different trade names known to the Spanish consumer, but often confused by their ambiguity, as would be...